NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Land Rover Freelander Recalls
The 2003 Land Rover Freelander has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 9, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Land Rover Freelander. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 140
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
On a 2003 Land Rover Freelander, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2003 Land Rover Freelander
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 07V041000
- Reported
- February 9, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33,247
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004–2005 Freelander
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 05V300000
- Reported
- June 28, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,941
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004–2005 Freelander
Structure: frame and members
- Campaign
- 04V489000
- Reported
- October 7, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 Land Rover Freelander
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 04V347000
- Reported
- July 12, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 31,049
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 201, occupant protection in interior impact
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004 Freelander
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 04V207000
- Reported
- May 5, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,194
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 Land Rover Freelander
2003 Land Rover Freelander complaints by year
NHTSA has received 140 owner complaints about the 2003 Land Rover Freelander, the newest on July 31, 2018. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%) and 6 a fire.
In complaints about the 2003 Land Rover Freelander, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (63%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (20%) and the power train (19%).
None of the 2003 Land Rover Freelander's 5 recalls concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2003 Land Rover Freelander owners gave the mileage (123 complaints), the median was 63,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling88
- Fuel System, Gasoline28
- Power Train27
- Electrical System25
- Visibility12
- Exterior Lighting10
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 22 | |
| 2008 | 45 | |
| 2009 | 23 | |
| 2010 | 15 | |
| 2011 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Land Rover Freelander peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 45. 11% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
The 140 complaints about the 2003 Land Rover Freelander are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Land Rover Freelander by model year
Other 2003 Land Rover models
Newest record on this page: July 31, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted